Ryan Miller 🇺🇸

The DCSO partnered with Omaha Police on Saturday night to combat reckless driving and street racing. Just before midnight, a deputy spotted two vehicles racing each other eastbound from 30th & L Street. 21-year-old Carlos Ajxup Calel, driving an Infiniti G37, and 20-year-old Azael Rosas, driving a Cadillac CTS, were arrested for willful reckless driving and exhibition of speed. Street racing is a quality-of-life issue. Families trying to sleep, people walking on sidewalks, and drivers simply trying to get home safely all deserve roads that aren't turned into racetracks. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Anyone with additional information may contact the DCSO tip line at 402-444-6000 or [email protected].

Dirt bikes are not street legal vehicles, even if they are electric. Parents, please talk to your kids about safely riding them as well as where and when they can be ridden. The CAT team will continue to impound these vehicles and cite parents, when appropriate, for allowing their children to ride them recklessly on public roads.

🏍 What is street legal? Electric Bikes and Off-Road Motorcycles 🚲 Many people may think their ride is legal when it is actually not. Here’s an easy way to tell: ✅ A LEGAL electric bicycle has fully operative pedals and cuts off power at a maximum of 28 miles per hour. Many times, what people call an electric bicycle is actually an electric motorcycle or dirt bike. Those are not street or sidewalk legal anywhere. Riding of an electric motorcycle, dirt bike, or other off-road vehicle is best done on private property with the owner’s permission. When ridden on roads or sidewalks, these types of non-street legal rides are subject to being impounded and parents of juvenile riders are subject to citations. Thank you for helping keep our roads safe!

The CAT Team is excited to announce that we will partner with I-29 Dragway - Iowa again this year to offer free passes to both the drag strip and the burnout pit to local car enthusiasts. CAT Team members will be giving them out at local car meetups and possibly to the occasional arrestee as well. Be on the lookout for CAT members at local meetups or contact us to invite the CAT to our event. Thank you to I-29 for being a partner on public safety and donating the passes! You can contact the CAT Team at [email protected]

Huge thank you to Volcanic Bikes for their donation of two new bikes to kickstart the DCSO's Bike Patrol. Volcanic Bikes is a great company, located here in Omaha, that builds tough, performance ready, and reliable bikes for law enforcement. The DCSO Bike Patrol will operate around the Douglas County Courthouse, The Heartwood Preserve city hub area off 144th and Dodge Streets, and the various trails around unincorporated Douglas County.

🏍 Information on Electric Bikes and Off-Road Vehicles 🚲 The DCSO receives many complaints about two-wheelers commonly referred to as “electric bikes”. There can be confusion regarding their street legality. We hope to clear up the confusion with this post. Many parents think their child’s ride is legal when it is actually not. Here’s an easy way to tell: ✅ A LEGAL electric bicycle has fully operative petals and cuts off power at a maximum of 28 miles per hour. Many times, what people call an electric bicycle is actually an electric motorcycle or dirt bike. Those are not street or sidewalk legal. Riding of an electric motorcycle, dirt bike, or other off-road vehicle is best done on private property with the owner’s permission. When ridden on roads or sidewalks, these types of non-street legal rides are subject to being impounded and parents of juvenile riders are subject to citations. Thank you for helping keep our roads safe!